Figure 2 shows a different demonstration of Drone Nation
Code Pink who are among thousands
of other groups not only here in the
US, but around the world who are
alarmed at what they hear and read
about the use of drones. Figure 3 is
an example of a political slam against
President Obama and how his
administration has allowed the use of
drones all around the US — much
against voter’s wishes.

As with any contentious point in
life, it is always best to listen to both
sides of an issue and then decide for
yourself. You may have heard that
Amazon.com has investigated the
use of small unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) for the special delivery of
Amazon products with what CEO Jeff
Bezos calls Amazon Prime Air. Two
mockups are shown in Figure 4.
Sure, the demo clip on the news
looked cool, but will it work in
today’s society? Even Domino’s Pizza
has envisioned an air-borne pizza
delivery method shown in Figure 5.
I’ll discuss these scenarios later.

Back Country Voices recently held a Veteran's for Peace demonstration in the San Diego, CA area (refer to Figure 1). Citizens like these folks who have heard negative reports in the media are concerned about their privacy and safety when it comes to drones. “They're everywhere! They are spying on me! They are out of control! They can kill me with their bombs and guns!” Bad press and abuses of power continue to bring controversy to an otherwise useful technology.
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